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Theme Prompt: The Night BeforeTitle: Throwing StarfishFandom: Tales of SymphoniaRating/Warnings: PG? mentions of death and sacrifice, spoilers for probably the entire game lbrBonus: noWord Count: 592Summary: What difference can he make?

Kratos, sleepless and not a little bit lost, the night before the Tower. Introspection mostly.

Theme Prompt: The Night BeforeTitle: Before the BattleFandom: Dragon Age: InquisitionRating/Warnings: PG/Spoilers if you haven’t played the game.Bonus: NoWord Count: 389Summary: The Inquisitor worries about their journey into the Arbor Wilds.Notes: This features my most recent Inquisitor who is an Elven Rogue. First time writing in DA:I and for this comm.

Theme Prompt: #009 – The Night BeforeTitle: Alba Gu BraFandom: OriginalRating/Warnings: PG-13Bonus: Yes. Sorta.Word Count: 719Summary: Making the most of their April Fool’s day tradition, they had set up camp on the far end of the field, and Mark was getting ready to go through his usual pre-paintball tradition before the sun comes up and they are launched into the fields of battle.

Theme Prompt: #009 - the night beforeTitle: The Night Before the Day AfterFandom: The SentinelRating/Warnings: R for language and (not-too-explicit) sexBonus: YesWord Count: 892Summary: The ceiling is different.

Theme Prompt: #009 – The Night Before Title: One Short Night Fandom: Torchwood Rating/Warnings: PG / Spoilers for ‘To the Last Man’ Bonus: No Word Count: 555 Summary: This night is all the time Tosh and Tommy have left before Tommy has to return to the past and his fate.

Theme Prompt: The Night BeforeTitle: Last FearsFandom: Kamen Rider GhostRating/Warnings: G/Spoilers for recent episodes, in particular 21-24. AU.Bonus: NoWord Count: 426Summary: Takeru writes his fears on paper.Notes: Set in an AU where Takeru and Makoto switched roles; Takeru and his father ended up in the Ganma world, while Makoto and Kanon stayed on Earth.

Theme Prompt: #009 - the night beforeTitle: This could be trouble after allFandom: Persona 4Rating/Warnings: Some language, spoilers for September in the game.Bonus: noWord Count: 585Summary: It's fine. Kanji just has to get through the long slog to midnight. (It's not fine.)

Everyone handles waiting for an event in a different way: it could be excitement, nervousness, dread... perhaps even an entire gamut of emotions. Has whatever comes on the morrow been long awaited, or was it a surprise that's barely been processed, let alone readied for? Write a story about characters awaiting something that's happening the next day. This week's theme suggestion courtesy of kalineh!

BONUS GOAL:April Fools

If your submission contains some kind of practical joke or other prank (not necessarily an April Fools one, just in general), that entry will earn an extra point to be tallied during voting!

Challenge ends Friday, April 1st at 9:00PM EST

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